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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India's first private satellite constellation by Pixxel Space showcases the exceptional talent of the country's youngsters. Bengaluru-based space startup Pixxel has scripted history by launching the country's first private constellation of earth-imaging satellites, Firefly, making a grand entry into the fast-emerging field of hyper-spectral imaging. "India's first private satellite constellation by Pixxel Space showcases the exceptional talent of India's youth and highlights the expanding capabilities of our private sector in the space industry," the prime minister said in a post on X. A SpaceX rocket launched three of Pixxel's six Firefly satellites on January 14 from California in the United States. The satellites are the world's highest-resolution commercial-grade hyperspectral satellites with the capability to observe the earth in over 150 bands, a technology that is useful in sectors as diverse as...

Incoming US president Donald Trump said Friday that the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a congressional ban on TikTok should be respected but he "must have time" to decide on whether to enforce the ruling. "The Supreme Court decision was expected, and everyone must respect it. My decision on TikTok will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation. Stay tuned!" Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/GME2Clp

Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya in an affirmation to the idea of 'One Nation, One Election' explained that frequent elections do not give enough opportunities to the government to carry out reforms. NK Singh, the former Chairman of the Finance Commission, also supported 'One Nation, One Election' as a key area of economic reforms, citing wasteful expenditure and distractions due to "elections being held every second day". Both economists spoke to NDTV Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia in an exclusive interview. Mr Panagariya, who served as the first Vice Chairman of the government think tank NITI Aayog from January 2015 to August 2017, told NDTV, "One Nation, One Election constitutes a very, very far reaching important reform, far beyond the political matrix, which has huge implications for economic growth and development." "If I may add, on this important issue that Mr Singh has mentioned, One Nation, One Election. When elections...

Train passengers travelling without a ticket should be allowed to go scot-free with a "yellow card", rather than being handed fines or prosecuted for their actions, train companies in Britain have been urged, according to a BBC report. Rail watchdog Transport Focus suggested that the train companies introduce a novel system that "makes things fairer for everyone". The suggestion comes in the backdrop of multiple cases where passengers were forced into lengthy legal proceedings over small amounts of money. Last year, 22-year-old Sam Williamson was threatened with prosecution by train operator, Northern Rail, after he mistakenly bought an invalid £3.65 (Rs 385.22) ticket using his 16-25 railcard. The full price of the ticket was £5.50 (Rs 580.46) - £1.85 (rs 195.25) more. Mr Williamson's case prompted widespread criticism of Northern Rail which was forced to withdraw all live prosecutions against the passenger. "Transport Focus has long been concerned abo...

Two special trains being run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on January 25 and 26 by Western Railway are set to provide relief for those wanting to attend concerts of renowned rock band Coldplay amid skyrocketing airfares between the two cities. An official on Thursday said though the two trains are "winter specials" as per the directive of the Railway Board, these are being operated to clear the extra rush of passengers in view of the Coldplay concerts on January 25 and 26 at Narendra Modi stadium in Gujarat. "Both the trains will depart from Bandra Terminus at 6:15am and reach Ahmedabad at 2pm on January 25 and 26. On the return leg, the trains will leave from Ahmedabad the next day at 1:40am and arrive at Bandra Terminus at 8:40am. These trains will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Udhna, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara and Gertapur in both directions," the official said. Other officials said airfares have soared between the metropolis and Gujarat's largest city due to the c...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted India's spiritual culture is deeply rooted in the spirit of service and his government has been working selflessly for people's welfare for more than a decade. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) temple at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai, PM Modi, who assumed office for a third time in June last year, emphasised his government has launched a slew of welfare measures like building toilets, homes for the poor and providing LPG connections and medical insurance to citizens. "The spirit of service is a symbol of secularism. The main foundation of our spiritual culture is the spirit of service. India is not just a piece of land surrounded by geographical boundaries. It is a living land, living culture. Knowledge is spirituality and if we want to understand India, we have to imbibe spirituality," he underlined in his speech. He said followers of ISKCON, a global b...

Focusing on a child's immunity in their formative years is very important since it will benefit them throughout their lives. While prone to getting sick due to weaker immune systems, Children's health especially takes a hit during the winter months. Due to pollution, low humidity, freezing temperatures and strong winds, illnesses like cold and cough become a common occurrence among children. In her latest Instagram post, nutritionist Lovneet Batra shared some winter superfoods that improve immunity.  First and foremost, foods that are rich in vitamins A and C such as carrots, spinach, oranges, and kiwi are good for immunity. They're packed with antioxidants that strengthen your kids' immune system and protect them against illnesses. "Nuts and seeds like almonds, walnuts, and chia seeds are good for health as they provide essential fats and nutrients to power up those defence cells," wrote Lovneet. Tip: If your child is below age 3 you can soak nuts overnight ...

The BJP on Tuesday asked AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal to clarify if his party has any connection with those allegedly involved in sending bomb threats to more than 400 schools in Delhi recently. This came after Delhi Police claimed that a Class-12 student had sent hoax bomb threats to more than 400 city schools and that his parents are linked to an NGO that supports a political party. The police, however, did not reveal the name of the political party. A police officer also said that during the investigation, it was found that the NGO had voiced support for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Hitting back, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused the BJP of "concocting stories" ahead of Assembly polls and asserted that "no evidence has so far come from the police". Terming the police findings as "very sensitive and serious", BJP national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed it has also been found during the probe that the student's ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir's skiing resort Gulmarg, which is preparing to host the fifth edition of Khelo India Winter Games, has become the winter sports capital of the country. PM Modi was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating a strategic 6.4-km tunnel here constructed at a cost of Rs 2,700 crore, which will make tourist resort Sonamarg accessible throughout the year. "Gulmarg has become the winter games capital of India, having hosted four Khelo India Winter Games, with the fifth edition starting next month," the prime minister said after inaugurating the Z-Morh tunnel in Ganderbal district. Highlighting opportunities in sports for youth in Jammu and Kashmir, the prime minister mentioned the first international marathon held in Srinagar a few months ago. PM Modi also recalled the video of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah participating in the marathon and their enthusiastic discussion about it during a meeting in Delhi. A...

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said the date of consecration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya should be celebrated as "Pratishtha Dwadashi" as the "true independence" of Bharat, which faced "parachakra" (enemy attack) for several centuries, was established on this day. An idol of Ram Lalla was consecrated at the grand Ayodhya temple on January 22, 2024, in a landmark event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, as per the Hindu lunar calendar, the consecration ceremony completed one year on January 11, 2025. Bhagwat asserted that the Ram temple movement was not started to oppose anyone. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief insisted this movement was started to awaken the "self" (swa) of Bharat so that the country could stand on its own feet and show the path to the world. He was speaking after presenting the "National Devi Ahilya Award" to Champat Rai, general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, in Indor...

US officials warned "dangerous and strong" winds were set to push deadly wildfires further through Los Angeles residential areas Sunday as firefighters struggled to make progress against the flames. At least 16 people have been confirmed dead from blazes that have ripped through the city, reducing whole neighborhoods to ashes and leaving thousands without homes. Despite massive efforts, including precision sorties from aerial crews, the Palisades Fire continued to grow, spreading east towards the priceless collections of the Getty Center art museum and north to the densely populated San Fernando Valley. "The winds are potentially getting dangerous and strong again," Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), told CNN. "The biggest thing that people need to know is that this is still dangerous." A brief lull in the wind gave way to gusts that forecasters warned could reach up to 50 miles per hour (80 kilometers per hour) e...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that he is eagerly looking forward to his visit to the Sonamarg area of Jammu and Kashmir where he is scheduled to inaugurate the Z-Morh tunnel on Monday. The Prime Minister reacted to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's comments and videos he posted on X, after visiting the Gagangir area on Saturday. "I am eagerly awaiting my visit to Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir for the tunnel inauguration. You rightly point out the benefits for tourism and the local economy. Also, loved the aerial pictures and videos!" PM Modi wrote on X. I am eagerly awaiting my visit to Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir for the tunnel inauguration. You rightly point out the benefits for tourism and the local economy. Also, loved the aerial pictures and videos! https://t.co/JCBT8Ei175 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 11, 2025 Omar Abdullah visited the Gagangir area of Ganderbal district on Saturday to oversee the arrangements being made ...

The two Indian satellites set to dock together in space are now just 15 metres away and are closing in for an "exciting handshake", the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said as it waits to script history with its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission. "SpaDeX satellites holding position at 15m, capturing stunning photos and videos of each other," ISRO said in its latest update around 6:20 am. The two satellites, SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target), are part of SpaDeX mission that was launched on December 30. A PSLV C60 rocket had lifted off with the two satellites from Sriharikota and placed into a 475-kilometre circular orbit. ISRO had postponed twice the historic docking of the two satellites. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/ka9Px0G

A man narrowly escaped potentially serious injury when an under-construction building at Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj Railway station collapsed on Saturday afternoon. Moments before the accident, which trapped around two dozen workers under the rubble, the man was seen walking with a wooden pole around a scaffolding frame, CCTV footage showed. He entered the frame and looked up when suddenly the under-construction shuttering of the roof came crashing down. He ran out of the frame in the nick of time as the structure fell apart. Roof shuttering is a temporary structure that supports concrete while it sets. At the time of the accident, 35 workers were working at the construction site for the new terminal of the Kannauj Railway Station under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). Twenty-three of them have been rescued so far. "While 20 of them suffered minor injuries, three of them sustained grievous injuries. The rescue operation is underway and wil...

Winds were expected to drop Friday around Los Angeles, bolstering a huge firefighting effort at the five major blazes wreaking havoc around America's second biggest city. At least ten people have died as infernos ripped through neighborhoods, razing thousands of homes in one of the worst disasters ever to hit California, with one estimate suggesting the bill could hit $150 billion. As the scale of the damage started to come into focus, individuals grappled with heart-rending ruin. "I lost everything. My house burned down and I lost everything," Hester Callul, who reached a shelter after fleeing her Altadena home, told AFP. As fears of looting and crime grow, California Governor Gavin Newsom deployed the National Guard to bolster law enforcement and soldiers were on the streets, with Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna also imposing a nightime curfew in some areas. "This curfew will be strictly enforced and is being taken to enhance public safety, protect prop...

The Banjara Hills police here on Friday registered a case against BRS working president K T Rama Rao for allegedly causing road obstruction and public nuisance at the ACB office here after his questioning on January 9 in the Formula-E race case. The case was booked following a complaint by the traffic police. KT Rama Rao, who appeared before the ACB officials on January 9, left for the BRS office, situated near the ACB headquarters, accompanied by party leaders and others. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/X6zYCuB

Haryana Board Exams 2025: The Haryana Board of Secondary Education (HBSE) has released the datesheet for the 2025 Class 10 and Class 12 board exams. Students preparing for the upcoming exams can now access the full schedule on the official HBSE website, bseh.org.in. According to the schedule, the Class 12 (Senior Secondary) exams will begin on February 27 and conclude on April 2. These exams will be conducted in a single shift, starting at 12.30pm, with exam durations varying from 3pm to 3.30pm, depending on the subject. The Class 10 (Secondary) exams will start on February 28, 2025, and end on March 19, 2025. Similar to the Class 12 exams, these will be held in a single shift, beginning at 12.30pm. Class 12 Exam Schedule: February 27: English Core, English Elective March 1: Hindi Core, Hindi Elective, English Special for Foreign Students March 4: Physics, Economics March 6: Fine Arts March 10: History, Biology March 12: Chemistry, Accountancy, Public Administration March 15:...

New York authorities have taken a man into custody in connection with the disappearance of 14-year-old Emmarae Gervasi from Suffolk County. Emmarae, who was reported missing on December 8th, was discovered on January 3 aboard a boat in an Islip canal. The news of her recovery was shared by her father on social media . Suffolk County Police informed PEOPLE of Emmarae Gervasi's recovery last Friday but withheld details regarding her whereabouts and how she was found. An individual has been arrested in connection with her disappearance. Subsequent inquiries were directed to the District Attorney's Office, who did not respond to PEOPLE's requests for further comment. According to Suffolk County Police, Emmarae was last seen in East Patchogue on December 9th at 5 p.m. Her father, Frank Gervasi, previously reported to PIX 11 that his daughter was abducted from their property. "I believe that she might have left willingly to get something out of a car and maybe got pulled ...

Joe Biden thinks he could have won reelection if he had stayed in the White House race, he said in an interview published Wednesday -- while conceding he was unsure if he would have served another full term. The 82-year-old Democrat, who leaves office on January 20, was asked by USA Today if he believed victory over Republican Donald Trump was a realistic prospect last November, and he pointed to unspecified polling and said: "I think yes." "I really thought I had the best chance of beating him. But I also wasn't looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old. And so I did talk about passing the baton," Biden said. "But I don't know. Who the hell knows? So far, so good. But who knows what I'm going to be when I'm 86 years old?" Biden, the oldest US president in history, faced persistent questions about his mental fitness before withdrawing from the election after a calamitous televised debate against Trump in which he loo...

Chris Anderson, the head of TED, wrote an open letter to billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday over the tech mogul's recent posts on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). According to Anderson, the owner of X is forgetting the "core tenets of journalism". "...Without them, I think your efforts to make X the respected home of citizen journalism will fail. When you tell hundreds of millions of people that someone should be hanged or jailed for outrageous crimes against humanity, just possibly you should first sound out what those who know those people really well would say about them. Some of your recent posts could literally get someone killed. Do you really want to risk that?" Anderson questioned, referring to Musk's recent posts. Musk has been frequently bashing international governments whose politics he dislikes and praising far-right figures. He has been using X to post several criticisms and accusations aimed at political figures - especially in UK, ...